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WITNESS CLAIMS HE Diseases In
WAS TOLD TO ALTER STATEMENT-OR ELSE
On the witness stand at Contral yosterday Patty Officer Clarence Brook said that he had been told by Sergeant Henry Dompstor of the Royal Naval Dockyard Police to alter a statomont He had made. Dompster implied, he said, that if he did not make the alteration he would lose his rank of Petty Officer.
Schools
The Education Ordinance of 1013 is to be amended to place the Director of Edvor. tion in better position to contrai infectious diseases in achogle.
The BHI to amend the Ordinance will inve H, First Reading at the Legislativo Council meeting today?
Sino-British Club Symphony
On Friday night the
Sino-
e charged with brand they said that they had been will be followed by the muin work}
Chau
Sir Man-Kam Lo Tells Rotary About The Law
Which Has
A talk by Sir Man-kam Lo on breach of promise and public policy, at the Hong Kong Rotary Club yesterday, attracted considerable intarest.
More Hardships? Dealing first with public policy in regard to con
Hearing was resumed yester- day at the Supreme Court Tenancy Tribunal of the ap- plication of Mrs. Lee Kau-yu, wife of Mr. Ching Ting-koo,
and
tracts, Sir Märt-kom said it was laid down that any agreement which tends to be injurious to the public or against the public' good is vold as being contrary to public policy. Whether a particular agree-polley in direct opposition in the former Chinese Ambassador ment is or is not contrary to that arrived at by Ove "other. Under cross-examination ; Witness said that first defen-British Club tymphony Oreits to Brazil and ex-Mayor of public policy is a question of trained legal minds' (two members Sergeant Dempster denied Ever | drift" told him'ho was taking
determination of of the House of Lords, two judge Mak Lee and Chiu what is contrary to the so-of the Appeal Court and the trini having asked Brooke to alter some spare parts to Mackie tra, under the direction of Dr. Canton, for an oviction order law,
Judge) rhould Suloon Dord, will play Greig's against
makh us reall his statement. Neither had heart for Liautenant Engineer. Fecr tynt Suite No. 1 as the co- Chak, tenants of second and called policy of the law neces that there can be honest differ-
when Junk suggested that Brook would
unk Waiting Chi
cluding number at a concert at third floors of 8 Hillwood Road: sarily varies from time to time ences of opinion in regard to any. lose rank by not complying There Vie o fargeJink tied up St, Stephen's Giri College!
The rule remains, but its ap-question, sald Gis Man-kam Lo, The Sulfe is in four parts:--}. Mr. Peter H. Sin sut as Tenancy plication varies with the prin- who added that such realisation with such abrequest, he stated. alongside the sea wall It was
The Death of Ase: Mágistrate. Petty Offcor Brook was giving pulled about 50 yards to where Morning
Appikant was re- ciples which for the time being should promote greater tolerance Ant's Dance; In the Hall of the presented by Mr. B. N. Quinn of guide public oßinton. evidence in the case in which the torry stood, rupes were sled
which is so desirable cvon in Mountain King.
Bratton and Company, while Mr. On this question of public such Peily's Oncernd.c. Horton is round the two cuser and aerarie
n tolerant: pluce as Hong the A. Y. Hon was for Mek Lee, and policy
breach of Kong! in regard to charged with the theft of two ened to haul them on to the junk. The Orchestra will open
promise, Sir Man-kam quote the gines, and with conspiracy to stealDeinster raid that he asked concert with Schubert's sparkling Mr. P. C. Woo for Chiu Chak.
The rpeaker was thanked by Overture, "B: amundo" the engldes. W. Smith and RO. three men what they were doing
This
case of a nurse who, sued for Itotarian D.L. Stedilett. Both Mr. Hon and Mr. Woo breach of promine, which brought
GOC Inducted red to take the pittle over to
UD the programme, Handel's held yesterday that their clients out a great conflict of Judicial
had no case to answer,
The General Oficer Command- opinion and attracted much public Tel-Rok-Tail By a European. The Water Musle Suite. Chul, foreman;
attention A composition by Saint Suens,
in England 15 year, thews, was formally Inducted al Ing, Major-General F. R. G. Mat- Yuen,
master shop.
ator and Dennis junk was then was allowed to go Khan, merchant, are charged with on its way, two of the men were French Milltary March, will
contribu- he proved that one or the other 1930 a nurse tuken back to the taxi and the the Orchestra's other
in a nursing honorary member of Hong Kong receiving awe. marico engines
side had greater hardship in re-home met a man who told her he Rotary yesterday. knowing that they were stolen other man was taken with a de- tion.
tecfive to the Junk
English songs by Margaret gard to accommodation before was unhappy with his wife and properly, dei
Dempster said that the partytewart (contralto) and Chinese could be said that a party had no asked if she would marry him then went
Italian operatic care to answer. And in view of after his wife had divorced him, over to Kowloon to folk songs and
Huang (lyric the fact that this had not yet been she agreed.
President F.C. Cleme of Kow- alikok-laul and walled for the arius by Jainson lunk to arrive.
complote
either party, pro-proved by tenor) will
The wife petilloned for
aloon Hlty Club informed Hong examined,, Dempster gramme.
submissions must be divorce on the ground of his Kong Rotarians that the ball held. said that he had nothing to do. The concert will begin at 8.30 ruled out.
adultery with the nurse, and n by the Kowloon Club on October Tickels may be
of HK$15,000 with the defendanta'aa'suġġest - | pain.
obtained
Hearing continues at 2.30 pm decrco nisi Was Kronted on 10, netted a total
when evidence January 10, 1933,
for the community service fund." ? by Mr Griffiths; and that he from S. Moutric and Company, on November 1,
will be given by, each side." was not behind the plot to get Chater Road,
Visiting Rotarians welcomed at Husband's Promise
yesterday's meeting were Joseph the engines out of the dockyard,
The husband then promised to S.H. Tang from Canton; A. Bland marry the nurse immediately Colder, TP. Fottinger. Wüfred offer the deerce had been made Wong, W.J. Hawking and Horace Absolute.
Kadoorie from Shanghal: V.K. In August 1933, a month after Bashi from Bangkok, F.C. Clemo the decree had been made a and W.J. Gcall from Kowloon, anlute, the man repudiated bla
from Allm P. Jagtaril and promise, and in May the follow-
Hyderabad, Sind. ing year married, another woman. Guests Included Mesara
The nurse then brought an Fierarchi, J. G.. O'Donnell R. action against the man claiming Eklund R. W. Smith, F. Blatt- damages for breach of promise.
Mr. P.J. Grimths appeared for Norton, Mr. EUR) Kan for:Smith, Mr. M.Ar da Silva for Stewart, Cheung and Khan, and MÉNA, BC, Comber for Chau, DP, AND
Brook washcross-examined on his evidence-in-chlet ›given "at previous henring."
Dempster Called
in the afternoon Mr. Griffitha
orked that Dempster be called lustrious allegations had been made against him.
Dempster told of a series of re- porta made to him by Brook as a result of which precautions
were taken in the S.P.D.C. Com- pound.
On June 30 a guard was posted neur the compound to watch for any signs of material being re-❘ moved.
At 10-53 m, the guard re- ported that lorry was leaving the compound, Dempster bald he, Mr. Miller and P. O Nichol want to the main gate of tha. dockyard and Superintendant Wigginton
gave him
which the lorry driver had given to the police on 'duty.
Cast Croni
W
THE HOOped' the lorry when'
asked him why he
to
had not he saw it in Hennessy Road and why he had followed it all the way
King's Road baforo lie stopped it. Witness said that the pass the lorry driver had given to the main gote was for two cases of spare parts to be laken to Tai Koo Dockyard and The
to Tai Koo. wanted to see if they were going
the witness
Mr. Griffiths then suggested that was not telling the truth and reminded him that he was on oath. Mr. Dempster said tact and that he was telling the
with the he was quite famillar
whole truth..
at a former hearing). Witness
Three
the
be
Mr. Sin ruled that it must frai
opponents'
both
Masked Men Attended Church
The manner in which three masked men are alleged to have raided Cheung Muk-tau Village, New Territories and decamped with HK$4,500 in addition to a wrist watch and a ring was re- lated before the jury composed of three mon and four women of the Criminal Sessions yos- terday.
Mr. WA Ankerson was, also inducted at the same time as new member
В.А.
dismissed mann, JL, Marden and Captain The action was
H.A. Gatehouse. Mr. Justien Hawke on the ground
น that it was illegal, in that Was "India" will be the subject of a against public policy,
talk by Mr. Brasfer Creagh, at the. The case was taken to the Ap- Hong Kong branch of Toe H te peal Court, which by a majority day."
of two to one dismissed the op- Toe H meets at Talbot House, 50, Macdoni Road, at 8.30 p.m. pest
The plaintiff then, appealed to every Wednesday.
Mr. Griffiths asked witness if The three
accused. Chon elder was made to give them the ho hod been discussing the Shiu-ping. Tsang Shing and rities,
This being done they took him evidence.given in the morning Wan Kau were arraigned be-
son in European clothes, Llu his hands tied behind his back.
The robbers then, told Liu to, take them to his house. Com. "trick plainant attempted to
The majority decision field that them, and brought them instead the promise made by one spouse Into the house next to hla, attor a decree niel had been
de-
the House of Lords, after a five- day hearing, followed by two months of deliberation, judgment was delivered on June 28, 1938 in favour of plaintiff by a three-two majority."
Majority Decision
Reminders
Today
where И clanaman lived. Ho pronounced to marry a third Exhibition of Paintings by Mr. know the robbers would End) party on the decree being made Douglas Eland,. St. John's
alsolute;was not vold on the
Cathedral Hall 2 to
p.m ground of public policy but was 6 p.m. enforceabin.
Debate on "That Public Central Control should be extended to include all local Utuity Com-- panies" at European YMCA, 8.30
pass with Nunn. (Nunn gave evidence fore Mr. Justice Gould (Puisne into the church, The only per- denied this. He said that. Nunn Judge), charged with commit- Shek-yam, was taken out and had ting robbery by two or more wing asking him where to get a The pass was from the .com-
persons with another not in pound and permitted spare parts
cup of tea.
Witness was asked by the de-custody, to be taken to Tai Koo Dockyard.fence if he remembered Mr. Mil-
Trung had an additional charge Dempster said he and his wer questioning first defendant as of passession of two revolvers and companions took n taxi and fol- lowed the truck which was going to why he had given the name 14 rounds of ammunition.
of White to someone. Witness Mr. A. Hooton, Crown Counsel, towarris Causeway Bay. When cald he did not remember, in fact assisted by Defective-Inspector J. near the old SPDC, he said, it he was quite sure, there was no 1. Weldron, conducted the pro- very little in there.
by the sea wall inside the such question put to first stopped by
secution. Mr. B.A Bernacchi in- After ransacking the house and compound.
fendant.
structed by Mr. M.A. da Silva Anding nothing of value they be Dempster said he followed it and saw first defendant approach tomorrow at 10.00 .m.
The case was adjourned until represented the third accused. I came suspicious, and entered the Lord Atkin, representing the First and second accused were next house. Complainant's photo- majority in the House of Lords three other men (whom he re-
not legally represented.
graph was hanging on the wall said the husband and wife, after cognised as fourth, Afth and sixth
Mr. Hooton stated that on the and this caught their attention. the decree nisi, were not only, not diefendants). They stood 'talking
evening of July 15 the com- They, accused complainant of try-living together but they were not Toc H Club qu
meeting, Talbot House, for a while. Then the first do-
plainant Lui Shek-yam, who had leg to fool them.
entitled to require that conjugal fendant left them and
80, Macdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m. walked
recently arrived_from_Jamulca Liu's wife was beaten by the rights should be restored; that the H.K. Singers-practice, St. John's over to where Dempster was
bringing hiding. When he came up to The following donations, re-money with him, was attending af robbers and had kerosene poured normal obligations and conditions over her when she refused to of marriage had disappeared after Dempster, Miller and
Nichol
September 30 meeting at the village thay same out of hiding and towards the Restoration Fund of together with the other villagers. Eventually the keys were obtain each other no matrimonial obliga- Whist
church tand them the keys to har boxes such decree, and that they, owed Drive, Kowloon St. Andrewe Church, are gate-
During the meeting they wereed, and the robbers ransacked the tion. doing
い!
fully acknowledged:
Anonymous $10; 1st Kowloon
interrupted by three masked men boxes, anally decamping with: In these circumstances what Hong Kong Hockey Association Girl Guides $15; Anonymous $20: Miss B.M. Pope $30.
Donations towards the Organ Fund follow:
RESTORATION FUND DONATIONS
ceived
They will be back to Shanghai on the 29th. Dempster quired him what he was
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such promise of marriage tends to prevent reconciliation, Lord RAF At this point Mr. Hopton said Atkins said the number of cares
after a decreő | to the village guards, tie profest that though nobody in the church of reconciliation to the Vicar. SL
Arrew's ed vigorously, and told them that had seen the faces of the accused nisi expressed as a percentage Vicarage, Kowloon; or to the Hon. It was a case of mistaken identi- s they were masked and could would be a minute fraction of ene Treasurer (G.B. Labrum, C/o Ye} ly.
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"The bare idea of a spouse be- coming one of an engaged couple, and indulging in the affectionate familiarity which is natural and usual between engaged couples, is When he rowed them back, an Iden inconsistent with the they, were met by another man existing marriage tie, and disloyal whom So Fat recognised as the to the living spouse. Pablle policy Grand third accused.
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Wallet containing Ave HK$100 Dealing with the possibility of notes. Ho was taken to the Police reconciliation, Lord Russell'said a Station. On the same day first ac- contract by a spouse, made in the cised. WAS also taken to the course of divorce proceedings to station and questioned. Later marry someone else must from Ils when the police visited second very aptura create a serious ob- they found estacle to maintenance of the mar- a gold ring and a wrist ridge He.
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